10/11/2023New Study Finds Blue-Green Infrastructure in New York City Would Generate $2 Return on Every $1 InvestedOctober 2023 - Just two weeks after massive flooding in New York City closed schools, halted subways and left the City at a standstill, Rebu…
08/03/2023Atlas of Disaster: Vermont ON THE HEELS OF EXTREME FLOODING IN VERMONT, NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT VERMONT EXPERIENCED 17 MAJOR DISASTERS BETWEEN 2011-2021, CALLS FOR NEW D…
03/05/2023Towards a Rainproof NYC: Turning the Concrete Jungle Into a Sponge ReportInformed by City Agencies, City Contractors, and representatives from global cities who have successfully prioritized planning for heavy rai…
12/08/2022Climate Displacement in NYCRebuild by Design calls for “making space for neighbors” and the development of a voluntary, government led, predictable buyout program info…
11/16/2022Atlas of Disaster Ninety percent of U.S. counties have experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021, with some having as many as 12 disasters duri…
10/17/2022NYC Resilience Mapper October 29, 2022 is the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. This map was developed to highlight the amazing community-led climate resili…
04/05/2022Rebuilding With Resilience: Lessons From the Rebuild by Design Competition After Hurricane SandyThe six winning* Hurricane Sandy Design Competition projects were selected to demonstrate innovative approaches for rebuilding communities a…
03/25/2022An Anthology of Ideas for Hurricane Ida Hurricane Ida left a path of destruction and a collective head scratching – wondering what could have been done to prepare, what can be don…
09/28/2021Building Bridges: A Community-Based Stewardship Study for an Equitable East River ParkThe long-term maintenance of parks is a challenge in New York City, just as in many other cities around the world. To address shortages in f…
09/28/2021Lycabettus Hill Management ReportIn 2018, Rebuild worked in partnership with the City of Athens, 100 Resilient Cities, and four local universities to develop a participatory…
09/28/2021Safer and Stronger Cities: Advocating for Federal Resilience PolicyMayors from Los Angeles to Miami, New Orleans to Washington DC joined 100 Resilient Cities, Rebuild by Design, and Enterprise Community Part…
09/28/2021Longitudinal Survey of Coastal UnbuildingAs heavy rainfall, storms, and hurricanes grow more powerful, communities in coastal areas are increasingly susceptible to the impacts of cl…